Thursday, March 25, 2004
Meanwhile Tony Blair meets an isolated world leader responsible for much pain and misery who isn't George W. Bush. I must admit I wasn't hugely concerned but the fact that Blair is photographed shaking this hand and their small talk is recorded:
Mr Blair said: "It's good to be here at last after so many months."
Like he's the rockstar he once imagined himself to be, "Hello Tripoli! Are you ready to rock?!"
Colonel Gaddafi spoke first in Arabic before switching to English to tell the prime minister: "You did a lot of fighting on this issue and seem exhausted."
Mr Blair replied: "There's been a lot to do."
The Libyan leader added: "You look good, you are still young."
Behind closed doors I can imagine Gaddafi giving Blair hints in how to deal with opposition. "This George Galloway? Shoot him in his legs then leave him to die in the middle of Birmingham. Robin Cook? Kidnap his wife then send her back one finger at a time. Clare Short? There is nothing you could do to that woman that is any worse than being Clare Short."
Now that we're welcoming Libya back into the international community I'm sure that the UK and US will use the same amount of pressure they used to get Libya to give up it's WMD programs to ensure that the human rights of it's peoples are respected.
Mr Blair said: "It's good to be here at last after so many months."
Like he's the rockstar he once imagined himself to be, "Hello Tripoli! Are you ready to rock?!"
Colonel Gaddafi spoke first in Arabic before switching to English to tell the prime minister: "You did a lot of fighting on this issue and seem exhausted."
Mr Blair replied: "There's been a lot to do."
The Libyan leader added: "You look good, you are still young."
Behind closed doors I can imagine Gaddafi giving Blair hints in how to deal with opposition. "This George Galloway? Shoot him in his legs then leave him to die in the middle of Birmingham. Robin Cook? Kidnap his wife then send her back one finger at a time. Clare Short? There is nothing you could do to that woman that is any worse than being Clare Short."
Now that we're welcoming Libya back into the international community I'm sure that the UK and US will use the same amount of pressure they used to get Libya to give up it's WMD programs to ensure that the human rights of it's peoples are respected.
